Park City, UT Sundance Institute today premiered the Sundance Institute Short Film Challenge, a program of nine international short films, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The program is designed to spark global conversation about solutions to challenges like extreme hunger and poverty. Beginning Tuesday (February 3), the short films will premiere on a variety of digital platforms.
Five of these films were selected among 1,387 submissions from 89 countries on Tongal.com, a creative platform which powered a global call for film entries that used the transformative power of storytelling to generate discussion, shift perceptions around extreme worldwide concerns and harness the power of independent film to create a global conversation about these issues. Contributors on Tongal could submit finished films or story ideas based on the above topics. This program is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which encourages people inspired by these stories to join www.globalcitizen.org, a global movement that works towards ending extreme poverty in the world by 2030.
The screening at the Festival includes new short films by Sundance Institute alumni Marialy Rivas (Melody), Diego Luna (Nana), Gael Garc a Bernal (The Visible Hand) and Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (The World is as Big or as Small as You Make It).
The Short Film Challenge winning short films and directors are: Man in the Maze by Phil Buccellato and Jesse Ash (United States), Dropping In by Willem Van Den Heever (South Africa), Isabelles Garden by Jeffrey Palmer (United States), 175 Grams by Bharat Mirle and Aravind Iyer (India) and A Will of Iron by Seyi Fabunmi and Mobolaji Adeolu (Nigeria). Each filmmaker or film team received a $10,000 grant and will attend the Festival.
The films will premiere on digital media platforms beginning Tuesday (February 3) with Marialy Rivas' film Melody on the New York Times Op Docs page, Gael Garc a Bernal's film The Visible Hand on VICE Mexico, Diego Luna's film Nana on AJ+, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady's film The World is as Big or as Small As You Make It on Upworthy, Bharat Mirle and Aravind Iyer's film 175 Grams on Fast Company, Jeffrey Palmers film Isabelles Garden on Indian Country Today Media Network, Willem Van Den Heever's film Dropping In on RYOT.org, and Phil Buccellato's film Man in the Maze on the Arizona Daily Star. Additional platforms will be announced. To watch short films that premiered last year as part of the Sundance Institute Short Film Challenge or to learn more visit: Sundance.org/anotheryou.
Keri Putnam, Executive Director of Sundance Institute, said, The Short Film Challenge has been an opportunity for a group of filmmakers from around the world to illuminate under-told stories and raise awareness about important issues. With the support of the Gates Foundation, we are proud to present this selection of short films by emerging and more established voices at the Festival and hope they inspire dialogue and conversation.
The four films made with production grants by acclaimed Sundance Institute Alumni in support of the Short Film Challenge are:
Melody / Chile (Director: Marialy Rivas) Music is Melodys inspiration and Georginas first language. When Georgina is taken to the north of Chile, away from her music and her beloved Chonchi, Melody must find a way to rescue her from a world of silence. Together with their beloved youth orchestra, they form a family through music and get a chance to perform at the countrys biggest theatre. World Premiere
Nana / Mexico (Director: Diego Luna) Nana depicts the daily journey one woman makes between two very distinct worlds, and shares the personal story of another nanny, reflecting on the unique role Mexican nannies hold as one of the countrys few bridges between social classes. World Premiere.
The Visible Hand / Argentina (Director: Gael Garc a Bernal) Romina goes to Silvinas to give her a haircut. They dont know each other and have gotten in touch through a free online platform that connects people offering and looking for services of all kinds. Romina is not a professional hairdresser, but Silvina isnt looking for the best haircut. She is rather looking for someone to talk to. World Premiere
The World is as Big or as Small as You Make It / United States (Directors: Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady) In North Philidelphia, local 12-15 year olds gather at a neighborhood recreation center with cell phones and iPads to forge friendships with their peers across the world. This exposure to new corners of the Earth prove to be touching and surprising for students who have never left their hometown. Tools known best with teens as a medium for texting and selfies are now witness to the great and sometimes unfulfilled potential that exists in our own backyard. (Story Idea Winner) World Premiere
The Short Film Challenge winning films are:
175 Grams / India (Director: Bharat Mirle and Aravind Iyer) At the face of it Flywild is just another team of enthusiasts who get together at Elliot's Beach, Chennai and play ultimate frisbee, a sport, which is rapidly gaining popularity in India. 175 Grams takes a closer look at lives of the members at Flywild, how they got into ultimate frisbee, the way its shaping their daily lives and what they look forward to in the future as individuals and as a team. World Premiere.
A Will of Iron / Nigeria (Directors: Seyi Fabunmi and Mobolaji Adeolu) A true life story of a homeless blacksmith living under the Third Mainland Bridge (the longest bridge in Africa) in Lagos, Nigeria with his wife and baby for almost 15 years. He shares his struggles, hopes, and dreams while under the bridge. World Premiere
Dropping In / South Africa (Director: Willem Van Den Heever) A coming-of-age skateboard drama inspired by actual events. Sam, a teenage boy living on the
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Park City, UT Sundance Institute today premiered the Sundance Institute Short Film Challenge, a program of nine international short films, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The program is designed to spark global conversation about solutions to challenges like extreme hunger and poverty. Beginning Tuesday (February 3), the short films will premiere on a variety of digital platforms.
